SINKING CITY: Orange Grove sinkhole victim (81) languishes as Joburg defaults on court orders
Sherley Markowitz (81) was forced to move from her Orange Grove home when a municipal stormwater culvert collapsed. Six years and multiple court cases against the City of Joburg later, she still can’t return.
By Anna CoxSouth Africa
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Sherley Markowitz (81) was forced to move from her Orange Grove home when a municipal stormwater culvert collapsed. Six years and multiple court cases against the City of Joburg later, she still can’t return.
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- 34 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 20, 2026
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- Anna Cox
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- Daily Maverick